Psalms 10:9

10:9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; ¹ 

he lies in ambush, waiting to catch ²  the oppressed;

he catches the oppressed ³  by pulling in his net. ⁴ 

Psalms 27:5

27:5 He will surely ⁵  give me shelter ⁶  in the day of danger; ⁷ 

he will hide me in his home; ⁸ 

he will place me ⁹  on an inaccessible rocky summit. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 31:20

31:20 You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks ¹¹  of men; ¹² 

you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks. ¹³ 

[10:9]  ¹ tn Or “in its den.”

[10:9]  ² tn The verb, which also appears in the next line, occurs only here and in Judg 21:21.

[10:9]  ³ tn The singular form is collective (see v. 10) or refers to the typical or representative oppressed individual.

[10:9]  ⁴ tn Or “when he [i.e., the wicked man] pulls in his net.”

[27:5]  ⁵ tn Or “for he will.” The translation assumes the כִּי (ki) is asseverative here, rather than causal.

[27:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “he will hide me in his hut.”

[27:5]  ⁷ tn Or “trouble.”

[27:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “tent.”

[27:5]  ⁹ tn The three imperfect verb forms in v. 5 anticipate a positive response to the prayer offered in vv. 7-12.

[27:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “on a rocky summit he lifts me up.” The Lord places the psalmist in an inaccessible place where his enemies cannot reach him. See Ps 18:2.

[31:20]  ⁹ tn The noun רֹכֶס (rokhes) occurs only here. Its meaning is debated; some suggest “snare,” while others propose “slander” or “conspiracy.”

[31:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “you hide them in the hiding place of your face from the attacks of man.” The imperfect verbal forms in this verse draw attention to God’s typical treatment of the faithful.

[31:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “you conceal them in a shelter from the strife of tongues.”